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Household of James Harrison (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Harrison and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harrison, born in 1841 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Harrison, born in 1844 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Florence Annie (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), James Edwin (born 1874 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Minnie (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and John William (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Hannah Powell, born in 1854 in Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England.


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James Harrison's household

Male

James

Harrison

Head
Female

Annie

Harrison

Wife
Female

Florence Annie

Harrison

Daughter
Male

George

Harrison

Son
Male

James Edwin

Harrison

Son
Female

Minnie

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Harrison

Daughter
Male

John William

Harrison

Son
Female

Hannah

Powell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harrison

Head

Married

40

1841

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Harrison

Wife

Married

37

1844

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Florence Annie

Harrison

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George

Harrison

Son

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

James Edwin

Harrison

Son

Single

7

1874

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Harrison

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Harrison

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John William

Harrison

Son

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Powell

Servant

Single

27

1854

Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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